Friday, May 25, 2012

Another day...

...Mini and I were back at the hospital yesterday...for an MRI and check up...

...as most of you know, Mini had a bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor curing her of Sickle Cell Disease in January 2011.

...what you may not know, bone marrow transplants are very complicated and dangerous procedures...the most dangerous period is after receiving the bone marrow. Mini had two rounds of chemo which totally knocked out her immune system. Leaving her open to all types of infections and illness that our bodies usually fight off...

...even her immunizations were knocked out...so, yesterday she got her second round of immunizations...just as a new born baby would...We began the paperwork needed to finally meet her donor. Hopefully this will happen before the end of the year.

Mini also had an MRI of her brain...I remember her first MRI...she was so little they had to put her to sleep just to keep her still...yesterday she went into the tube 30 minutes, all alone...All I could think was how far she has come...with the grace of GOD! ...and he is not done yet...GOD is still showing off when it comes to Mini...smile.

As for me, being in the hospital all day yesterday really bought on a lot of anxiety. How did I do this every 3 weeks for the past 8 years? Exhale.

As the mom to 5 kiddos, two from Africa, I found your blog when we were waiting to hear about the kids' medical information, but I remember reading about Mini's journey and knowing that regardless if they had sickle cell or not there was so much hope for them. In the end, they were both negative, but it wouldn't have mattered if they were positive. They are the joy in our lives and we are so grateful to have them.

GoFundMe

If you are inspired by Mini's story and would like to help her continue her journey at Spelman College please donate to her GoFundMe ...every dollar gets her closer to her dream. Thank you and be blessed.